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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Joan Moreno and his work partner bike back to El Sasabe, Sonora after working at Rancho de la Osa in Sasabe, Arizona on Sept. 14. Joan lives in Tucson, but stays in El sasabe when he works on the ranch. (Photo by Corinna Tellez/ Arizona Sonora News)

Traffic trickles through Sasabe port

Corinna Tellez November 6, 2018

“Did you go out to the port in Nogales?” “No.” “So, then Douglas?” “No, not there either. I went out to the Sasabe port of entry. The Sasabe port of entry is the least-trafficked...

Local author returns home after controversial book tour

Local author returns home after controversial book tour

Maritza Cruz May 5, 2018

Writer. Professor. Fulbright Fellow. Former Border Patrol agent. Francisco Cantú is all of these things. Though, the title that gets him the most attention is the last one. Cantú, 32, author...

Tohono O’odham members and other southern tribe members hang a flag at the U.S.-Mexico border. Photo by Alejandaro Higuera.

For Native Americans, racism hits home

Sarah Covey November 15, 2017

  After over 500 years of broken treaties and forceful domination from European settlers and the U.S. government, Native Americans in Arizona today still face racism in the most intimate part...

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels stands outside his vehicle in Naco, Arizona - a port of entry to Mexico. Photo by Emily Lai/Arizona Sonora News.

One size does not fit all: sheriffs disagree with Ducey’s border strike force plan

emily lai December 10, 2015

Lack of communication, lack of transparency and lack of leadership seems to be the themes of how most county sheriffs feel toward the private course of action Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is taking with...

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